7ContinuitiesExisting trade routes continued to be important to global exchangeNo sweeping global cultural changes during this eraNo systematic changes in gender relationsSpread of world religions continuedEx. Christianity to the Americas

65WomenIn most parts of the world, women continue to occupy a secondary status.In most societies, marriage was primarily an economic arrangement.In a limited and gradual sense, some parts of Europe began to develop a greater awareness of the injustice of the position women held in society.Aristocratic women and increasingly middle class women had informal forms of influence over husbands and sons, the education of children, running households and businesses and managing finances.A handful of monarchs were women.

67Economic Trends 1450-1750 Rise of a global trade networkEmergence of Europe as a world economic powerDecline in the power of nomadic groupsInflation as a result of increase in gold and silverNew major trade network (Atlantic)Increase in the importance of trade-based wealth vs. land- based wealthNew labor systemsEnslavement of Native American and Africans by EuropeansEuropean colonial economies in the Americas heavily dependant on based on slave labor

69Demographic Trends 1450-1750 Migration of Europeans to the AmericasForced migration of Africans to the AmericasOverall global population increaseLargest increases in population were in Europe and Asia

72What were the major cultural and intellectual developments in the period 1450-1750?

73Cultural and Intellectual Developments 1450 - 1750European RenaissanceProtestant ReformationEuropean EnlightenmentIncrease in the influence of Neo-Confucianism in ChinaNew art forms in the Mughal Empire in India

78What were the reasons for an increase in the population in Europe from 1450 - 1750?

79Reasons for Rise in European PopulationIntroduction of potatoes and corn from the “New World”European agricultural revolution

80Describe the phases of Europe’s emergence as a world power from 1450-1750.

81Rise of Europe 1450 - 1750 Before 1400s – Europe is behind1500s – 1600s – Europe is about even1700s – Europe is beginning to pass other parts of the world in terms of wealth and technology1800s – Europe is becoming a dominant economic and military world power and there is an increase in European imperial activity